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Embarrassing Moments: Have You Ever Said "I Love You, Goodbye" on the Phone to ... a Stranger?

Guys, I'm bright red. I talk to my husband on the phone all day--just little quick check-in calls while he's at work that always end in "I love you, bye-bye." But, before I hung up the phone with, um, a customer service person recently, I accidentally ended our call with "I love you." Make me feel better. Have you ever done this? (Um, this isn't the first time for me...)

There I was, on the phone with a customer service representative, a man, from our health insurance company. And I wrap up the call like this: "OK, thanks, I really appreciate your help. I love you, bye-bye." Click.

[Insert picture of my bright red face.]

I'm sure he thinks I'm cuckoo. I wanted to pick up the phone and call back and explain myself, but I just shrugged it off.

This happened to me in college. I was talking to one of my roommates, who was very odd and only lived with my friends and I for about a month before she left and flaked out on paying the rent. Anyhow, I called our apartment from campus, had a quick chat with her about something, before accidentally saying, "I love you." Oops! She said, "um, I love you too."

After she said this, I was afraid to make an explanation, which would have been: "Oh my gosh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that. Funny me, I always hang up the phone with my mom with 'I love you,' so I must have gotten confused." But, with her "I love you," we were two women bound together in a very awkward phone moment. I still cringe.

Tell me, have you ever done this? If you just want to laugh your head off at me, that's fine too. P.S. I love you!